Puppe

[ˈpʊpə]

/[ˈpʊpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Puppe” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,728
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine (verkleinerte) Rekonstruktion eines Menschen, eines Kleinkindes (welches zumeist als Spielzeug verwendet wird)

Corpus desk

Index DE-puppe · Puppe · German

Puppe · rank #10,728 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,728
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH puh

Nearest frequency peer: puh (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Puppe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Puppe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Puppe vs pure
40% similar
Puppe vs Putze
60% similar
Puppe vs Puste
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Puppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊpə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,728
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Puppe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Puppeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „puh“ (#10,727), „ranking“ (#10,729), „Prävention“ (#10,726). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Puppe“ bei #10,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Puppe (IPA [ˈpʊpə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,728 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Puppe, with forms such as "ppupe", "ppuppe", and "pupe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pure", "Putze", "Puste", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Puppe, spelled P-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine (verkleinerte) Rekonstruktion eines Menschen, eines Kleinkindes (welches zumeist als Spielzeug verwendet wird)
  2. 2
    speziell angefertigte Puppe^([1a]), die zum Theaterspielen verwendet wird
  3. 3
    eine gutaussehende weibliche Person
  4. 4
    Entwicklungsstadium eines Insekts zwischen Larve und Vollinsekt
  5. 5
    zu Haufen zusammengestellte Stroh- oder Getreidegarben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Puppe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Na, Puppe, hast du heute schon was vor?
  2. Aus der hässlichen Puppe wird in den nächsten Tagen ein wunderschöner Schmetterling.

Synonyms

GarbeMandelHocke

This word in other languages

doll(English)muñeca(Español)poupée(Français)boneca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppupe
  • ppuppe
  • pupe
  • pupep
  • upppe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Puppe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ppupe2ppuppe1pupe1pupep2upppe2
Edit distance from "Puppe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Puppe"?
"Puppe" is spelled P-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊpə].
What does "Puppe" mean?
As a noun, "Puppe" means: eine (verkleinerte) Rekonstruktion eines Menschen, eines Kleinkindes (welches zumeist als Spielzeug verwendet wird)
What words are commonly confused with "Puppe"?
"Puppe" is commonly confused with "pure", "Putze", "Puste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Puppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puppe" is [ˈpʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puppe" come from?
"Puppe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Puppe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list